My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
ROGER FEDERERMy game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
ROGER FEDERERI have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
ROGER FEDERERI have learnt to be even more patient.
ROGER FEDERERI always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.
ROGER FEDERERYou’ve never seen me dance, have you?
ROGER FEDERERFor me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
ROGER FEDERERI used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
ROGER FEDERERMaybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
ROGER FEDERERI am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often.
ROGER FEDERERMentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
ROGER FEDERERI have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
ROGER FEDEREROne or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
ROGER FEDERERYou can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
ROGER FEDERERSometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
ROGER FEDEREROnce you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.
ROGER FEDERERWhat I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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